Former Liberal Celebration staffer Brittany Higgins is going through a 3rd day of cross-examination in her account of her alleged rape and actions following it.
One-time work colleague Bruce Lehrmann is charged with sexual activity with out consent. He has pleaded not responsible and denies having intercourse with Higgins.
On Friday throughout a heated trade, Lehrmann's defence lawyer Steven Whybrow put to Higgins she pretended to have physician's appointments within the week after the alleged assault to "bolster" her story.
Higgins earlier instructed the court docket she made a number of physician's appointments with the intention of going however couldn't deliver herself to attend them.
"I supposed to do the appropriate factor however each time I went house I used to be collapsing and unable to get off the bed as a result of I used to be so deeply depressed as a result of I had been assaulted at work by a colleague," she instructed the court docket.
Whybrow requested Higgins if she did not go to the physician as a result of she hadn't had intercourse with anyone on the evening she alleges she was raped.
"Nothing you might be saying proper now's true in any respect and it is deeply insulting," Higgins stated.
"I do not know when you've ever gone by a trauma earlier than however confronting it head on with professionals is a very troublesome factor to do."
Higgins may even be questioned about her declare she tried to organise a psychiatrist appointment after the alleged rape however was instructed there was a two-month wait.
Whybrow put to Higgins that she was supplied an earlier appointment inside a month of her first question however she stated she couldn't recall.
"I believe I perhaps have escalated it in some unspecified time in the future however on the unique cellphone name, they stated two months," she stated.
She stated she had been about to depart for Perth to work on the election marketing campaign with then defence trade minister Linda Reynolds and a psychiatrist appointment in Canberra "wouldn't have been possible".
Higgins was additionally questioned about her delay in offering the police along with her cellphone when she reopened the criticism towards Lehrmann in 2021.
She admitted she had cleared the cellphone of some textual content messages in addition to pictures of herself with Liberal ministers or holding alcohol however denied she was making an attempt to withhold proof from police.
"It wasn't with the intent of protecting issues from police but it surely was form of purging issues from my life," she stated.
"I did not wish to have a look at politicians in my digital camera roll anymore. I simply needed them gone."
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum reminded the jury to not learn media studies in regards to the trial or talk about something with individuals at house.
"That may be so unfair to Mr Lehrmann … it may solely detract from the duty that you've got," she stated.
The trial is estimated to run for a minimum of one other 5 weeks.